
Bottom LINE
• Employment expectations down substantially
• New-hire compensation growth slows
• Service-sector recruiting difficulty at lowest level in years
Manufacturing Series
Net Increasing
Index May 2008
30.0 Employment Expectations
7.8 New-Hire Compensation
9.4 Exempt Vacancies
12.5 Nonexempt Vacancies
6.3 Recruiting Difficulty
Service Sector Series
Net Increasing
Index May 2008
35.5 Employment Expectations
12.6 New-Hire Compensation
3.3 Exempt Vacancies
11.4 Nonexempt Vacancies
-10.5 Recruiting Difficulty
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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations are collaborating to produce and publish the SHRM/Rutgers Leading Indicator of National Employment® (LINE®).
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